Words of War for Spanish Students

Looking for a different perspective on the news of the world? If so, check out one of the many Spanish-language news sources and get an idea of what people in Latin America or Spain or other Spanish-speaking places are reading. If the news is about war, you may find this vocabulary list helpful. War Vocabulary List Alphabetized in Spanish Words below are alphabetized in Spanish; see the next section for the same words alphabetized in English. el alto el fuego — cease-fireel arma, las armas — weapon, weaponslas armas de destruccià ³n masiva — weapons of mass destructionatacar — to attackel ataque — attackla baja — casualty (death)base (aà ©rea, military)  Ã¢â‚¬â€ (air, military) basela batalla — battlela baterà ­a — batteryel blanco (militar) — (military) targetla bomba — bombbombardear — to bombcivil — civilian (noun or adjective)el/la comandante — commanderel combate — combatel/la (no) combatiente  Ã¢â‚¬â€ (non)combatantel conflicto — conflictla Convencià ³n de Ginebra — Geneva Conventionel/la coronel — colonelel criminal de guerra — war criminallos derechos humanos — human rightsderribar — to shoot down, to bring downdestruir — destroyel ejà ©rcito — armyencontrarse cautivo — to be taken captiveestar en control, encontrarse en control — to be i n controlla explosià ³n — explosionlas fuerzas aà ©reas — air forcelas fuerzas aliadas — allied forceslas fuerzas armadas (FF. AA.) — armed forcesel/la general — generalel gobierno — governmentla granada — grenadela guerra — warel helicà ³ptero — helicopterherido — injuredherir — to injurelas hostilidades — hostilitieshumanitario — humanitarianla inteligencia militar — military intelligencela invasià ³n — invasionla marina — navymatar — to killmilitar — military (adjective)el/la militar — soldier, fighterel misil — missilela muerte — deathel objector de conciencia — conscientious objectorla ofensiva — offensivela patrulla (patrullar, estar de patrulla) — patrol (to patrol, to be on patrol)la paz — peaceel/la piloto — pilotel preso de guerra, el prisionero de guerra — prisoner of warla propagan da — propagandaresguardar — to protect againstla resistencia — resistancesacudir — to strike, to hitsangriento — bloodyel/la soldado — soldierel tanque, el carro de combate — tankel territorio — territoryel/la terrorista — terroristlas tropas — troops War Vocabulary Alphabetized in Enlish air force — las fuerzas aà ©reasallied forces — las fuerzas aliadasarmed forces — las fuerzas armadasarmy — el ejà ©rcito(air, military) base — base (aà ©rea, military)attack — el ataqueto attack — atacarbattery — la baterà ­abattle — la batallato be in control — estar en control, encontrarse en controlto be taken captive — encontrarse cautivobloody — sangrientobomb — la bombato bomb — bombardearcasualty — la baja (death), el/la herido (injured person)cease-fire — el alto el fuegocivilian (noun or adjective) — civilcolonel — el/la coronelcombat — el combate(non)combatant — el/la (no) combatientecommander — el/la comandanteconflict — el conflictoconscientious objector — el objector de concienciadeath — la muertedestroy — destruirexplosion — la explosià ³ngeneral — el/la generalGeneva Convention — la Convencià ³n de Ginebragovernment — el gobiernogrenade — la granadahelicopter — el helicà ³pterohostilities — las hostilidadeshumanitarian — humanitariohuman rights — los derechos humanosto injure — heririnjured — heridoinvasion — la invasià ³nto kill — matarmilitary (adjective) — militarmilitary intelligence — la inteligencia militarmissile — el misilnavy — la marinaoffensive — la ofensivapatrol (to patrol, to be on patrol) — la patrulla (patrullar, estar de patrulla)peace — la pazpilot — el/la pilotoprisoner of war — el preso de guerra, el prisionero de guerrapropaganda — la propagandato protect against — resguardarresistance — la resistenciato shoot down, to bring down — derribarsoldier, fighter — el/la militar, el/la soldadoto strike, to hit — sacudirtank — el tanque, el carro de comb ate(military) target — el blanco (militar)territory — el territorioterrorist — el/la terroristatroops — las tropaswar — la guerrawar criminal — el criminal de guerraweapon, weapons — el arma, las armasweapons of mass destruction — las armas de destruccià ³n masiva